Jock Hutchison
2 Major Championships • 48th All-Time
Major Championship Wins
About Jock Hutchison
Jock Hutchison won 2 major championships during a 1-year span, with the first coming in 1920.
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Career Highlights
- 1920 PGA Championship — Won at Flossmoor CC, defeating J. Douglas Edgar 1-up in 36-hole match play final
- 1920 Western Open — Victory at Olympia Fields, edging Jim Barnes by one stroke
- 1921 British Open — Captured the Claret Jug at St Andrews, winning 36-hole playoff 150-159 over amateur Roger Wethered
- Historic Achievement — First American citizen (by naturalization in 1920) to win the British Open Championship
- 1920 U.S. Open — Runner-up to Ted Ray at Inverness Club
- Career Timing — Won both majors in a remarkable three-week period during 1920-1921
Did You Know?
- Double Eagle Attempt: During the 1921 British Open first round, Hutchison made a hole-in-one at the 8th, then nearly aced the 9th when his 300-yard drive hit the lip and stopped just 3 inches from the cup
- Lucky Break: Hutchison didn't originally qualify for the 1920 PGA Championship field — he only got in after two other golfers withdrew, then went on to win the title
- Scottish Roots: Born in St Andrews, Scotland, Hutchison won the 1921 British Open on his hometown course after becoming a U.S. citizen just one year earlier